Xi'an - six places
Not all 200 names. Six that decide your trip - a photo, one line of how it feels, one line of what to actually do.
Terracotta Army
兵马俑
Eight in the morning, straight to Pit 1. By ten the tour groups arrive and you are looking at the back of heads.
Leave three hours. Pit 1 is the big one; Pit 3 is tiny but it is the command post - do not skip it.
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Xi'an City Wall
西安城墙
13.7 km around, and you can rent a bike and ride the whole loop in about 100 minutes. Go up before sunset.
Enter and exit at the South Gate - least walking. An hour before sunset you get the towers and the traffic in one shot.
Muslim Quarter
回民街
Still packed at ten at night. But locals mostly eat one street over, in Sajinqiao.
Go to Sajinqiao for the real food; use the Muslim Quarter for the crowd and the sweets.
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
大雁塔
The north square runs a fountain show in the evening - sessions are fixed, so check the times first.
Climbing the pagoda is a separate ticket. Watching from outside plus the fountain is enough for most people.
Bell Tower
钟楼
Right in the middle of the city - you come out of the metro and there it is. Better after dark, when it is lit.
Buy the combined ticket with the Drum Tower. The Muslim Quarter is a two-minute walk away.
Shaanxi History Museum
陕西历史博物馆
Free, but you must book ahead - in high season the slots vanish in seconds. Miss it and go to Xi'an Museum instead.
Head for the Tang gallery first. The Hejiacun hoard exhibition is often a separate ticket.
InfoGap pilot - 2026-10-07